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How to Import the Exchange 2007 Management Pack into Microsoft Operations Manager

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP3

You cannot use the Exchange Management Pack for MOM 2005 until you can import it into MOM. After you have the MOM 2005 environment installed, you must import the Exchange 2007 Management Pack to start monitoring the servers that are running Exchange 2007.

Note

   We recommend that you to upgrade to Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 to take advantage of the new and improved monitoring features for Exchange 2007. For more information about Operations Manager 2007 R2, see the System Center Operations Manager Web site.

Procedure

To import the Exchange Management Pack

  1. Obtain the Exchange2007Management Pack.akm file and Exchange2007Reports.xml file by downloading from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=78482.

  2. Install the Exchange 2007 Management Pack and be sure to remember where the files are installed.

  3. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, and then click Administrator Console.

  4. In the MOM 2005 Administrator Console, locate the Console Root, and then expand Microsoft Operations Manager.

  5. Right–click Management Packs, and then select Import/Export Management Pack. The Management Pack Import/Export Wizard opens.

  6. In the Management Pack Import/Export Wizard, on the Welcome page, click Next.

  7. On the Import or Export Management Packs page, verify that Import Management Packs and/or reports is selected, and then click Next.

  8. On the Select a Folder and Choose Import Type page, click Browse to locate the folder in which you have the Exchange2007ManagementPack.akm and Exchange2007Reports.xml files. Under Type of Import, select Import Management Packs and Reports, and then click Next.

  9. On the Select Management Packs page, select the Exchange2007ManagementPack.akm file, select Back up existing Management Pack, and then click Next.

  10. On the Select Reports page, select the Exchange2007Reports.xml file, click Next, and then click Finish. When the installation is complete, verify that the Description pane indicates that the installation was successful, and then click Close.